The science behind the art of legal writing
By: Catherine J. Cameron, Lance N. Long
Contributors: Long, Lance N., author
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Durham, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781611630145
Subjects: Legal composition; Legal research; Law; Language
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why apply science to writing?; title: Some caveats on science applied to writing; title: A word about legal research and outlining; title: Introduction to legal documents; title: Deductive and inductive reasoning; title: Which type of legal reasoning works best?; title: Does format matter?; title: Does correct grammar matter?; title: Readability and plain language; title: Narrative; title: Macro-organization of legal analysis; title: Introductions, conclusions, and transitions; title: Micro-organization of legal analysis; title: Citation-does anybody really care?; title: How do you persuade in legal writing?; title: Do intensifiers really intensify?; title: Is less more?; title: Learning legal writing; title: Are bad writers bad lawyers?; title: The top ten takeaways from the science behind the art of legal writing.